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BRP called me back today about my heat issues.

hottrodd7 said:
I'm not sure this means anything---but---on my 2012 RT--I removed both the large plastic panels under the engine. One (left side) to assist in oil changes, and the other (right side) I just left off when I install the NBV highway pegs. While I never really had a huge heat issue with the machine, removing those plastic panels made a HUGE difference. Now when i ride, the temp gauge never goes past the quarter mark. I don't know if the 2013's have those panels, but in my opinion they are useless--try removing them and see what happens.
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The issue with removing the 2013 RT's right hand underpanel is that there is a large electrical connector that will then be exposed to road spray. I resolved that issue by attaching a small aluminum shield.
 
Heat issues?

Magdave said:
That add a racing stripe to the thong:barf::roflblack:
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Heat issues there is not heat issues drive it at 20 bellow you will not feel anything, or as the BRP tech that call me said "your dealer use the bike for 10 minutes on Friday and the tem. outside was 40 he did not feel anything....ok so we should not ride our bike in the summer let's change our season to the winter or you can only ride if the temp. outside is below 40....jerks....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
 
Baseball79ST2013 said:
Heat issues there is not heat issues drive it at 20 bellow you will not feel anything, or as the BRP tech that call me said "your dealer use the bike for 10 minutes on Friday and the tem. outside was 40 he did not feel anything....ok so we should not ride our bike in the summer let's change our season to the winter or you can only ride if the temp. outside is below 40....jerks....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Exactly! Back when I was riding snowmobiles I would have loved to get that heat on me. However riding my bike in the summer... not so much. My heat is not so much of an issue now with temps in the low 50's not to mention that I did not even get the bike till September and that's not exactly hot then either. I worry about this summer but it does appear that there is a fix coming BUT who is going to get that fix?, everybody with a 13 or just the complainers (yes I am one).
 
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Magdave said:
That is because it was normal as BRP has told them.
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Well, that's not what those people thought at the time. And I distinctly recall reading about at least two RS's that burned to the ground before the 2013's came out.

Bear in mind, I'm NOT saying some people don't have heat problems in the 2013's.
 
Don't want to hijack your thread and speaking for myself. Constantly hearing the radiator heat is NORMAL crowd defend a design flaw gets really OLD. :banghead:
Radiator heat is normal. Agree.

That said, the placement and or venting of the radiator on pre 14's was a design flaw. The further south and west one lives and rides, the more obvious the flaw is. Just the facts.

One sure fire way to diminish years of complaints is to produce something worse. Done!
 
jerpinoy said:
Heat issue differ from different people. How hot is too hot? Is it too hot that will cook your fertile eggs and not able to multiply?nojoke

BRP are right that two jugs between our legs will get hot is normal.:roflblack::roflblack:

Everybody have different tolerance how much heat is comfortably normal.
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I doubt anyone who rides will argue against the fact that motors get hot and we are sitting on top of them . . . but that isn't the issue. The issue is, simply put, that hot air is not being properly vented and building up inside the Tupperware on some 2013s. The proof of this is that parts are melting. This is not normal, but evidence of a serious issue . . . either a mechanical design flaw or a flaw in the computer programming. Most likely, it is a combination. Forcing ambient air into the area that is remaining hot will reduce the heat . . . simple physics . . . tweaking the computer may also do so, but I have no proof that is the problem, so it is just conjecture, at this point. I suspect the final solution will be a combination of additional ventilation, either from some sort of ram scoop or from a fan, wrapping of pipes, and tweaking of the computer for the Spyders experiencing the issue.
 
Sny said:
I received a message from ____ at BRP saying he's working on a fix for the heat issues on 2013's and they're looking for people to test it. I didn't fit their needs (I live too far north/cold) so I gave him some recommendations from SpyderLovers.

I trust this individual and I believe they are working on it. I'm not sure when or how or exactly what BRP is going to do for the 2013 owners, but I do know it won't be "nothing".

It's enough for me to build some more patience. Hopefully by spring we'll talk about it like we do the DPS problems of the "original Spyder" :)
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What you post this little tid-bit of info on a possible fix and then leave us hanging? Did they tell you what it was? Was it an injection or in pill form... no just kidding, but seriously just a hint. :pray::pray::pray:
 
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